History & Culture
Darwin, Wallace and the princess in the south
Australia and its wildlife had a surprising influence on the revolutionary theories of the evolutionary titans Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
News
REVIEW: Flying the wingsuit
Heather Swan’s new book details how she went from single mother to superwoman – cape and flying ability included.
People
Forensic investigations: Can a fly solve a murder case?
Forget the glamour of prime-time television. Forensic investigation is a precise science based on careful – and sometimes malodorous – research.
People
Buzz Aldrin’s vision of future space exploration
In an exclusive interview with AG, astronaut Buzz Aldrin discusses what’s to come in the space race, and looks back on that giant leap.
History & Culture
Beetle mania
Australian pastoralists owe a great debt to this Hungarian-born, beetle-mad scientist.
History & Culture
Disappearing act
White rabbits and magic wands are falling victim to today’s workplace rules and regulations.
History & Culture
Hot spotter: life of a fire investigator
Where there’s smoke, there’s a fire investigator.
History & Culture
Life lessons at School of the Air
Reading, writing and croc-spotting – all in a day’s work for School of the Air educator Jodie Hart.
Destinations
Trekking Tasmania: When driven by hunger
Six determined Tasmanians retrace the arduous overland journey of convict bolter Alexander Pearce – the first known white man to cross the Franklin River country.